Sunday, April 7, 2013

Two-time champion advances to Monterrey final

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who won the Monterrey Open in 2010 and 2011, has once again advanced to the final of that event. Pavlyuchenkova defeated Monica Niculescu 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in yesterday's semifinals. Pavlyuchenkova's opponent in the final will be top seed Angelique Kerber, who defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the semifinals.

In doubles, top seeds Timea Babos and Kimiko Date-Krumm will compete against Asia Muhammed and Allie Will in the final. Babos was the singles champion in 2012. She lost to Niculescu in the quarterfinals this year.

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